Xinzhuang District () is a

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in the western part of

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in northern

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. It has an area of and a population of 413,443 people (2016).

History

A former name of the area is ''Pulauan'' (). On 15 January 1980, Xinzhuang was upgraded from an

urban township An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in several countries. United States The term is called ''urban township'' Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio and urban town in Wisconsin. Generally, an urban township is afforded more loca ...

to be a

county-administered city A county-administered city is a unit of administrative division in Taiwan. Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a township or a district. Such cities are under the jurisdiction of counties. It is also the lowes ...

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to

New Taipei City New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

, and Xinzhuang City was upgraded to a

Overview

The district is bordered by Wugu and

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to the north, Sanchong to the east,

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and

Shulin Shulin District () is an inner city District (Taiwan), district in southwestern New Taipei City, Taiwan. History On August 1, 1946, seventeen urban villages () were divided from Yingge District, Yingge Township and made into Shulin Townshi ...

to the south, and

Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County to the south-e ...

to the west.

Government agencies

Council of Indigenous Peoples The Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP; ), formerly known as the Council of Aboriginal Affairs, is a ministry-level body under the Executive Yuan in Taiwan (Republic of China). It was established to serve the needs of the country's indigenous ...

Hakka Affairs Council The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; , Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka cultural research an ...

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: *Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) * Ministry of Culture (Algeria) *Ministry of Culture (Argentina) *Minister for the Arts (Australia) *Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of ...

Educational institutions

Colleges

Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at ...

Senior High Schools

New Taipei Municipal DanFeng High School The New Taipei Municipal DanFeng High School is a school in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. School Situated at the join of Southern Xinzhuang and Linkou Terrace, two beautiful mountains, Shuangfeng Mountain and Mudan Mountain, were bel ...

New Taipei Municipal Hsinchuang Senior High School New Taipei Municipal Hsinchuang Senior High School was founded in 1992. School Information To balance the education between urban and country areas and to promote the development of education of Xinchuang District. The Taiwan Provincial Governm ...

Heng Yee Catholic High School Heng may refer to: Name * Heng (surname), a surname from Southeast Asia * HENG abbreviation from "Hydrogen Enriched Natural Gas", see hydrogen compressed natural gas * Heng, one of deities Heng and Ha Letters * Heng (letter), an uncommon lette ...

(天主教恆毅中學) *

National Xinzhuang High School National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

(國立新莊高級中學)

Infrastructures

Taipei Hospital The Taipei Hospital () is a public hospital in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The hospital was established in 1972. On 13 August 2018, a fire broke out at the senior care center on the seventh floor of the hospital which caused ...

Tourist attractions

* Cihyou Temple *

Losheng Sanatorium Losheng Sanatorium () is a sanatorium for lepers in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. ''Losheng'' means "happy life". The building was constructed in the 1930s during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial period. There were heat ...

* Siangrenhe Clock and Drum Workshop *

Temple to Erudition Deity A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

Temple to the Martial Deity A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium The Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium () is a baseball stadium in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is currently mostly used for CPBL baseball games. The stadium can hold 12,500 people and was opened in 1997. Ground rules Part of the dugou ...

Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center The Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center () is an art and cultural center in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The preparation for the center started in 1990. In 1991–1992, the center committee observed features from various cultur ...

Transportation

The TRA section between

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

and

passes through Xinzhuang District, but no station is currently planned.

Taipei Metro

Danfeng metro station The Taipei Metro Danfeng station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located on the border of Xinzhuang and Taishan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The station opened on 29 June 2013. Station overview This two-level, underground station has ...

Fu Jen University metro station The Taipei Metro Fu Jen University station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened on 5 January 2012, and is named after the adjoining Fu Jen Catholic University. Station overvie ...

Huilong metro station The Taipei Metro Huilong station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, and Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is the western terminus of the Xinzhuang Line and opened on Jun 29, 2013. It will be a ter ...

Touqianzhuang metro station The Taipei Metro Touqianzhuang station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened for service on 5 January 2012. The elevated Circular line platforms opened on 31 January 2020. Stati ...

Xinzhuang metro station The Taipei Metro Xinzhuang station is a station on the Zhonghe–Xinlu line located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened for service on 5 January 2012. Station overview This two-level, underground station has an islan ...

Xingfu metro station Xingfu station is a station on the Taipei Metro's Circular line when it was opened on 31 January 2020. It is located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan, at the intersection of Siyuan Road and Xingfu East Road. Station Layout Exits *Ex ...

New Taipei Industrial Park metro station New Taipei Industrial Park () is a metro station in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan, served by both the Taoyuan Metro and the Taipei Metro. The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017 with the commencement of operations of t ...

Taoyuan Airport MRT

Xinzhuang Fuduxin metro station Xinzhuang Fuduxin () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located on the border of Xinzhuang and Taishan, New Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview This elevated station has two side platforms, and is long and wide. It is only served by commute ...

Notable natives

Bamboo Chen Bamboo Chen Chu-sheng (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tek-seng; born 6 August 1975) is a Taiwanese actor, acting coach and producer. He is best known for his roles in '' Zone Pro Site'', ''The Great Buddha + ''The Great Buddha+'' is a 2017 Taiwanese d ...

, actor, acting coach and producer *

Cheng Yu-cheng Cheng Yu-cheng (; born 12 January 1946) is a Taiwanese politician. Education Cheng studied at the National Taipei University of Technology. Political career Cheng was raised in what became Xinzhuang District of New Taipei. He began his politi ...

, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

(1981–1987, 1990–1993, 2002–2005) *

Guo Qiusen Guo Qiusen (; Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ''Kaku Shūsei'') (1904–1980), born in Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese Taiwan in the area of Taihoku (modern-day Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang, New Taipei, Taiwan), was a Taiwanese writer. He wro ...

, former writer *

Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai (; ; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of C-Pop", she is considered one of the most influential figures in Chinese popular culture. She is known for her continual rein ...

, singer-songwriter and actress *

Timi Zhuo Timi Zhuo or Zhuo Yi-ting (; born 2 October 1981) is a singer and actress from Taiwan. She has recorded over 800 songs in Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien, and 2 songs in Cantonese. Biography Timi Zhuo was born in Xinzhuang Dist ...

, singer and actress

References

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